NON-CASH EXPENSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("non-cash expense" is a kind of...):

disbursal; disbursement; expense (amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "non-cash expense"):

depreciation; wear and tear (decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use)